diff --git a/epicyon-profile.css b/epicyon-profile.css
index 681fc320..0ba821a1 100644
--- a/epicyon-profile.css
+++ b/epicyon-profile.css
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     --column-left-width: 10vw;
     --column-center-width: 80vw;
     --column-right-width: 10vw;
+    --column-left-top-margin: 0;
     --column-left-header-style: uppercase;
     --column-left-header-background: #555;
     --column-left-header-color: #fff;
@@ -1056,6 +1057,7 @@ div.container {
         width: var(--column-left-width);
     }
     .col-left {
+        margin-top: var(--column-left-top-margin);
         border: var(--column-left-border-width) solid var(--column-left-border-color);
         color: var(--column-left-fg-color);
         font-size: var(--font-size-links);
diff --git a/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json b/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
index 4a89bb73..4ce56324 100644
--- a/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
+++ b/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "separator-width-left": "98%",
     "separator-width-right": "99%",
     "post-separator-height": "1px",
+    "column-left-top-margin": "10px",
     "column-left-border-width": "0px",
     "column-right-border-width": "0px",
     "column-left-border-color": "black",